can someone please help me! we got a new computer about 2 months ago but only
use it really for the internet. but i need word to do my coursewrk now. and
it says that my trial has ran out in the microsoft office, and that i need to
enter the code in off my certificate of ...

I need to switch over from a workgroup to a domain.  I am purchasing and
installing a Win2003 server.
I read that when switching, a new user folder is created.  This is not bad
for desktops, but what about laptops?

My friend has viruses on her pc. ( subscription expired so wont work)she has
asked me to format and reinstal XP Pro for her.
Question is. If i format the drive knowing there is viruses on there, will
formatting remove the viruses.. then i can install xp and she can the get new

why does it take so much longer to Load Personal Settings when logging onto
the domain than it does logging onto the local machine? Physically the domain
server is 6' away.

Don't know if anyone has BDD v2 experience but I'm running through the
Enterprise edition to do a "Zero Touch" re-deployment of a machine.
I'm a bit stuck on a couple of things which I can't find adequate
information on.

PLEASE HELP because this is really beginning to Irk me
1 i cannot just copy/move/delete files from my windows explorer or any other
application onto my cdrw drive--it always goes into that Cd Writing Wizard.
2 then, once on the cdrw i can't delete it from the cdrw because of this

Hello all, I have a real quandry here, and would appreciate your expertise.
System:
WinXP-Pro/SP1,  Intel 2.8Ghz with 512MB RAM, 1-SATA hard drive, 1-IDE drive,
both  Western Digital and Ge5700 Video card.

when switchig from workgroup to domain with same user name, is a new profile
still made on the user machine or is the existing one kept.

I've created an XP image and when I go to install the image on another
machine (same spec as the one I created the image on) I get the error message:
"The operating system image you selected does not contain the neccessary
drivers for your network adapter etc etc"

I'm installing Windows XP Professional unattended (not upgrade) - initiated
from Windows 2000/XP (not boot on CD). Everything is running smooth since I
use an unattended file, but during the text-based installation the setup
halts since it detect an existing installation in the ...

Using windows XP pro, I already  have a slip stream copy but is there a way
to modify my cluster size to 16k? I want it to match my 16k array on raid 0.
I'm trying to do a clean install on 16k cluster size after formatting.
Thank you:)

I need to find a way to write a script that will change the name of the
computer, and possibly it's workgroup membership.  I think I know how to do
the computer name, but I cannot find ANY information about where the
workgroup name is stored, or how to change it.

Since there are many posts on adding additional NIC drivers to RIS
Images I have updated my "How to add nic drivers to RIS Images"
article with detailed step-by-step instructions for the following
drivers

I am having a problem with WMI. The service appers to be working properly but
when I try to install the Advance SMS client I get and error that says the
can creat the CCM name space. I have tried removing the repository folder and
let windows rebuild it. That has worked on ...

After install Win XP Pro in the PC at c drive, following through the
procedure to install the embeded XP in directory D. After that try to
replicate the application from Win XP Pro in drive c to drive D, not
succesful. Don't know why.